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Summary

State Ranking Justification

There are no verified occurrences. 6 historical occurrences, all old records of a showy plant that is hard to miss.

Conservation and Management

Habitat

Habitat

This taxon has not been observed in New York since the early 20th century. The only habitat information we have from historical records is note that one specimen was collected from "pine plains" (New York Natural Heritage Program 2011). Sandy prairie remnants; openings in oak and jack pine woodland; edges of woods, roads, and railroads (Voss 1996). Prairies and open, dry woods (Gleason and Cronquist 1991). Dry or sandy open woods, prairies, etc. (Fernald 1950).

Range

New York State Distribution

Identification Comments

Best Time to See

Hoary Puccoon is most likely to be found in May or ear June when the bright yellow-orange flowers are present.

Flowering

Fruiting

The time of year you would expect to find Hoary Puccoon flowering and fruiting in New York.

Taxonomy

Hoary PuccoonLithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.

Kingdom Plantae

Phylum Anthophyta

Class Dicotyledoneae
(Dicots)

Order Lamiales

Family Boraginaceae
(Borage Family)

Additional Common Names

Puccoon

Indian-paint

Orange Puccoon

Additional Resources

References

Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.

Holmgren, Noel. 1998. The Illustrated Companion to Gleason and Cronquist's Manual. Illustrations of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.

New York Natural Heritage Program. 2019. New York Natural Heritage Program Databases. Albany, NY.